Adoption Support Service

Kingston Adoption Team provides on-going support to adopted children and their families and offers advice, information and support to adopted adults, birth families and any Kingston resident who is affected by adoption.

As part of a consortium group including the London Borough of Merton, London Borough of Richmond, London Borough of Sutton and Action for Children, a voluntary adoption agency, some of our services are offered jointly*:

If you are an adopted child living in Kingston you can join our groups:

Children’s group* for primary school aged children
Youth group for adopted children of secondary school age

Also see below our Children's Guide to Adoption Support

If you are an adoptive parent living in Kingston we offer:

Drop-in support group* for parents to attend with or without babies or toddlers
Drop-in education support group for adopters of school age children
Bi-monthly advice surgery for parents who are concerned about their child
Workshops, talks and training sessions
Annual summer family day for adoptive families
Twice yearly newsletters and regular email updates
Counselling for individuals and families

If you are an adopted adult we can help with:

Counselling and advice for those trying to access birth records and other birth information or for those thinking of contacting a birth relative
Registering a veto – limiting or preventing contact from birth relatives. See our fact sheet: What is a veto?

And you can join our

Support group for adopted adults*

If you are a birth relative of an adopted person we offer:

Birth parents’ group for those who have lost children to adoption*
Counselling for individuals and couples
Counselling and advice for those trying to contact their adopted relatives 18+

For more information please see 'Factsheet 3 Adoption Support Services' attached below.

Please do contact the Adoption Support Service by:

Telephone: 020 8547 6042 / 5004 or
Email: adoption@rbk.kingston.gov.uk